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    • In honour of his sainthood

      • He was also called Olaf 'the Lawbreaker' for his many brutal ways of converting the Norwegian populace. In Norway today, [when?] he is commonly called Olav den hellige (Bokmål; Olaf the Holy) or Heilag-Olav (Nynorsk; the Holy Olaf) in honour of his sainthood.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Olaf_II_of_NorwayOlaf II of Norway - Wikipedia

    Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also Olav Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olaf and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028.

  4. www.katolsk.no › biografier › historiskSaint Olav - King of Norway — Den katolske kirke

    Mar 31, 2006 · Olav den Hellige (995-1030) Saint Olav - King of Norway. I. Olav's Childhood. A boy was born in Ringerike at the end of the tenth century, and was given the name Olav. His mother was called Åsta, his father Harald Grenske, but the boy was never to see his father.

  5. nlsnorwegian.no › norwegian-st-olafs-dayNorwegian St. Olaf’s Day: Unraveling History & Culture

    “Sankt Olavsdag” – St. Olaf’s Day “Hellig Olav” – Holy Olaf “Olav den Hellige” – Olaf the Holy “Olavsfestdagene” – St. Olaf Festival Days; How Language Evolves with Culture. Language changes with culture. As Norway’s stories and values have changed, so has how we talk about St. Olaf’s Day. “Language is the road ...

  6. www.trondheim.no › en › historyOlav den hellige | Trondheim.no

    Olav den hellige Olav Haraldsson (approximately 935-995), St. Olav, was born in Vestfold County and was the great-great grandchild of Harald Hårfagre [Fairhair]. He grew up with his mother Åsta and his stepfather Sigurd Syr, who was also a descendent of the Fairhairs.

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  8. avaldsnes.info › en › informasjonOlav den hellige - St Olaf - Avaldsnes

    King of Norway from 1015 – 1028. Olaf (Olav) Haraldsson was the son of Harald Grenske from Ringerike and according to Snorri, Harald Fairhair was his great-great-grandfather. His mother was Åsta Gudbrandsdatter.

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  9. www.katolsk.no › biografier › historiskSaint Olav - King of Norway — Den katolske kirke

    Personer. Historisk. Olav den Hellige (995-1030) Saint Olav - King of Norway. II. Olav the Viking. When Olav was twelve years old, he boarded a ship of war for the first time. The soldiers gave Olav the name of king. But it was an experienced Viking named Rane who led the expedition for a long time. 2.

  10. legendsofthenorth.blogspot.com › 2016 › 10From Odin to Jesus: the Story of the Saintly King Olaf, and ...

    Oct 4, 2016 · Olaf II Haraldsson, the saintly king who fell at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 and canonized the year after, quickly became a legend in the making, much due to the writings of Snorri Sturluson.

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